Global Patent Index - EP 2030488 A2

EP 2030488 A2 20090304 - LAMP DRIVING CIRCUIT

Title (en)

LAMP DRIVING CIRCUIT

Title (de)

LAMPENANSTEUERSCHALTUNG

Title (fr)

CIRCUIT D'ATTAQUE POUR LAMPE

Publication

EP 2030488 A2 20090304 (EN)

Application

EP 07736047 A 20070530

Priority

  • IB 2007052028 W 20070530
  • EP 06114768 A 20060531
  • EP 07736047 A 20070530

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007138553A2] In a lamp driving circuit for operating a high intensity discharge lamp, an a commutation circuit comprises at least two switching devices. The switching devices are alternately switched active at a commutation frequency. The active switching device switches at a switching frequency. During an ignition mode, the switching frequency and the commutation frequency are substantially equal. A resulting commutation voltage is supplied to an inverter resonant circuit for generating a supply current. At a node of the inverter resonant circuit, a clamping circuit limits the generated voltage to a predetermined maximum voltage. The voltage at said node of the inverter resonant circuit is applied to an output resonant circuit. The output resonant circuit operates in the ignition mode as a resonator for generating a high ignition voltage; in a steady state operation mode, the output resonant circuit operates as a low-pass filter for reducing a high frequency current component in a lamp current.

IPC 8 full level

H05B 41/288 (2006.01); H05B 41/282 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

H05B 41/24 (2013.01 - KR); H05B 41/282 (2013.01 - KR); H05B 41/288 (2013.01 - KR); H05B 41/2881 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02B 20/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2007138553A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007138553 A2 20071206; WO 2007138553 A3 20080522; CN 101461289 A 20090617; CN 101461290 A 20090617; CN 101461290 B 20160120; EP 2030488 A2 20090304; JP 2009539221 A 20091112; JP 5595728 B2 20140924; KR 20090018846 A 20090223; US 2009115341 A1 20090507; US 8227997 B2 20120724

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2007052028 W 20070530; CN 200780020169 A 20070510; CN 200780020226 A 20070530; EP 07736047 A 20070530; JP 2009512746 A 20070530; KR 20087031874 A 20081229; US 30203407 A 20070530